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The logo of the Missile Defense division of the U.S. National Guard, part of the modern American missile defense system In the 1990s and early 21st century, the stated mission of NMD has changed to the more modest goal of preventing the United States from being subject to nuclear blackmail or nuclear terrorism by a so-called rogue state .
In service. [ 5] Prithvi (missile) Prithvi-I (SS-150) surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile. Strap-down inertial navigation system. 150 km (93 mi) High explosives, penetration, cluster munition, fragmentation, thermobaric, chemical weapon and tactical nuclear weapon.
Second phase of Anti-ballistic Missile defense test with AD-1 missile. The Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system to protect India from ballistic missile attacks. It was launched in 2000 after the Kargil War by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. [ 1]
India on Thursday successfully test-fired a long-range “Agni-5” intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a government minister said, that is expected to strengthen its deterrence ...
A Ground-Based Interceptor loaded into a silo at Fort Greely, Alaska in July 2004. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense ( GMD ), previously National Missile Defense (NMD), is an anti-ballistic missile system implemented by the United States of America for defense against ballistic missiles, during the midcourse phase of ballistic trajectory flight.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy's deployment of new extremely long-range air-to-air missiles in the Indo-Pacific could erase China's advantage in aerial reach, experts say, part of an ...
The U.S. is deploying additional military resources to the Middle East. It comes as a U.S. national security spokesperson said an attack on Israel, by Iran or its proxies, could come within days.
Missile defense systems are a type of missile defense intended to shield a country against incoming missiles, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) or other ballistic missiles. The United States, Russia, India, France, Israel, Italy, United Kingdom, China and Iran have all developed missile defense systems. [ 1]